The Northern Ireland national under-17 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-17s or Northern Ireland U17s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-17 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team first competed as Northern Ireland under-16 before evolving into the current under-17 side when UEFA realigned their youth tournaments in 2001. They have qualified for the finals of the UEFA European Under-16 Championships five times (1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1997) and for the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship once (2004). In addition to the UEFA Championships, the team also plays regular friendlies and in minor tournaments from similar age-group teams from throughout the world.
Competitive record
UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record UEFA European Under-16/17 Championship Finals recordQualification recordYearRound 1982did not enterdid not enter 1984 1985 1986did not qualify2 0 1 1 0 1 –1 1987Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 3 –12 1 0 1 1 1 0 1988did not qualify2 0 1 1 0 2 –2 19892 0 1 1 1 3 –2 1990Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 8 –52 1 1 0 4 3 +1 1991did not qualify2 0 0 2 0 4 –4 1992Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 6 –42 1 0 1 3 3 0 1993Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 8 –52 1 0 1 1 1 0 1994did not qualify2 1 0 1 4 5 –1 19952 1 0 1 1 4 –3 19962 0 0 2 2 4 –2 1997Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 4 –12 2 0 0 8 2 +6 1998did not qualify2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 19994 1 1 2 2 4 –2 20002 0 1 1 0 2 –2 20012 0 1 1 1 3 –2 20024 0 0 4 4 11 –7 20036 3 1 2 4 4 0 2004Group stage3 0 0 3 3 12 –96 4 1 1 13 9 +4 2005did not qualify6 2 1 3 11 12 –1 20066 3 0 3 9 13 –4 20076 3 1 2 9 7 +2 20086 3 0 3 7 8 –1 20093 1 0 2 1 3 –2 20106 4 0 2 6 5 +1 20116 2 1 3 12 12 0 20123 1 0 2 2 5 –3 20136 1 3 2 10 8 +2 20143 1 0 2 3 4 –1 20156 1 2 3 7 15 –8 20163 0 1 2 2 4 –2 20173 1 0 2 5 9 –4 20183 1 0 2 1 8 –7 20196 1 2 3 7 9 –2 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2022did not qualify3 0 1 2 4 7 –3 20236 1 1 4 5 13 –8 20246 2 1 3 10 13 –3 20256 2 1 3 8 12 –4 20266 1 2 3 4 10 -6 2027to be determined 2028 2029TotalGroup stage1824121641–25152492746180249–69
FIFA Under-17 World Cup YearRound 1985did not enter 1987did not qualify 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023 2025 2026 2027TBD 2028 2029
Current Coaching Staff
PositionNameManager Andy WaterworthAssistant ManagerCoachGoalkeeping Coach Roy Carroll
Players Current squad Players born on or after 1 January 2009 will be eligible until the end of the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.
The following players were named in the squad for the Under-17 Euro 2026 elite round games against Spain, Turkiye and Scotland on 15 March, 18 March and 21 March 2026 respectively.
Recent call-ups The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible.
See also Northern Ireland national football team Northern Ireland national under-21 football team Northern Ireland national under-19 football team
References
External links Fixtures & Results Current squad UEFA U17 Championship Record